Posts Tagged ‘Delaware Health and social services’
ARPA Funds Directed Toward Del. Healthcare Workforce Recruitment, Retention
Delaware hospitals, long-term care facilities and state-operated 24 / 7 facilities will be eligible for a share of American Rescue Plan Act funding to boost their work…
Read MoreMixed Results in Del. Cancer Mortality Study
Delaware is making some progress in reducing cancer mortality, but the state holds the 15th-highest rating for cancer mortality in the time frame of 2013-2017, unchanged from…
Read MoreDel. To Replace Hospital For The Chronically Ill Using ARPA Funds
Delaware plans to build a new State Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna, utilizing $50-million dollars in American Rescue Plan Act funding.
Deer In Rehoboth Area Tests Positive For Rabies
(Delaware Health officials issued the following rabies alert Friday)
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Rehoboth Beach residents…
Read MoreAuditor, DHSS At Standoff Over Medicaid Data
Delaware Health and Social Services and the State Auditor, Kathy McGuiness, are headed to court.
McGuiness said an annual audit that…
Read MoreWest Nile Case Confirmed With Kent Co. Resident
A 69-year-old Kent County man has come down with Delaware’s first case of West Nile Virus in a person since 2018.
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Read MoreCOVID-19 Guidelines Will Remain For Visits To Long-Term Care Facilities
Delaware’s COVID-19 State of Emergency will expire Tuesday, but guidelines that cover visitation to long-term care facilities will stay in place.
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Read MoreDel. Listeria Case Linked To Multi-State Outbreak
Delaware Public Health has announced that the state has confirmed one case of Listeria in conection with an outbreak linked to recalled Tyson Foods ready-to-eat chicken products.
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Read MoreDel. Exceeds Healthcare Spending Benchmarks, According To Report
Health care spending overall in Delaware topped $8.2-Billion dollars in 2019 and was up $0.6-Billion from the previous year according to Delaware’s first Benchmark Trend Report presented…
Read MoreSpecial ACA Enrollment Window Begins Monday
Another window will open next week for Delawareans who want to sign up for health insurance with The Affordable Care Act.
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Read MoreDel. Health Officials Warn Of Vaccine Scam
Phone scams are already turning up as Delaware rolls into the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccination program.
According to Delaware…
Read MoreDel. Allocates Funds From Opioid Impact Fee
Delaware has begun to distribute hundreds of thousands of dollars collected through an opioid impact fee that the state began to charge makers of opioids that are…
Read MoreDel., Md. Health Insurance Marketplace Deadlines Are Today
This is the final day to sign up for 2021 coverage under the Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace, or to make changes in coverage. It is also the…
Read MoreIndoor Visits May Resume At Long-Term Care Facilities In Del.
Indoor visits with loved ones at Delaware long-term care facilities may resume, if a facility has not had a new positive COVID-19 test result within the past…
Read MoreDHSS Secretary Walker To Depart State Government for Nemours
Delaware’s Health and Social Services Secretary since early in the Carney administration plans to depart this summer.
Dr. Kara Odom Walker…
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